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Category Archives: Tips and adviceBe number one on Google!Posted: Saturday, 14th August, 2010
The question we get asked more often than any other is ‘how can I make my website appear number one on Google?‘ So this post contains the answer (‘in a nutshell’). Thunder flys invading screens…Posted: Monday, 19th July, 2010
After several years of poor Summer weather, last year turned out to be a fantastic Summer here in North Norfolk (although not so great in other parts of the UK). Yes, we DID get the promised ‘barbecue Summer’ last year. And this year, we’re having another spectacular Summer, although the lack of rainfall hasn’t been [...] Phishing email alert – ‘download Internet Explorer 8′Posted: Friday, 9th July, 2010
Another nasty but convincingly genuine phishing email has come to our attention. This one suggests that the user should upgrade to Internet Explorer 8. Click the image below to see the full email screenshot. Please be sure to delete this email if received. Andrew Benn, who carries out computer repairs here in north Norfolk reported this to [...] Manage your emails online using Google Mail (Gmail)Posted: Tuesday, 6th July, 2010
The traditional approach to managing emails The majority of businesses prefer to use a ‘client based’ software package such as Microsoft Outlook to manage their emails, contacts and calendar. Emails are downloaded from the mail server to the users computer (using the POP3 protocol). Under this set up, it’s important that users keeps their email [...] Blast the dust from your PC!Posted: Wednesday, 23rd June, 2010
I often visit clients who don’t have the luxury of a dedicated in-house IT technician. As a result of this, PCs are often not serviced regularly, if at all. Nor are any basic ‘housekeeping’ tasks undertaken. One particular issue which all PC owners can take charge of themselves relates to the cleanliness of the inside [...] Warning – don’t ‘Download New Version Adobe PDF Reader 2010′Posted: Monday, 7th June, 2010
Both my office and personal email address have received an email offering the free download of a new ‘version of Acrobat Dynamic PDF Reader 2010′. This is a bogus email which is likely to infect your PC with a trojan virus if you follow the advertised link. Note that there is no program called ‘Acrobat Dynamic [...] Delete the Browser Choice desktop shortcut?Posted: Thursday, 8th April, 2010
A few clients have asked me about removing the Browser Choice shortcut icon from the Windows desktop. Read our previous post for more information about why the icon appeared. After a little investigation, I’ve discovered that this shortcut links to a small program file (286Kb) installed in the Windows system folders (C:\WINDOWS\system32\browserchoice.exe). It can’t be uninstalled via the [...] Rugged 4Gb USB flash drive – £16.99 (30% off), free deliveryPosted: Saturday, 13th March, 2010
Here’s another great offer currently available at mymemory.co.uk – the Pretec 4GB i-Disc Bullet USB Flash Drive. This is a good quality product. This rugged USB flash drive is perfect for transporting data and boasts resistance to water, fire, and any heavy impact or crashes. The copper metal housing is discretely sized and very solid. [...] Mysterious left sidebar appearing in Internet Explorer?Posted: Tuesday, 23rd February, 2010
Since as long ago as September last year, you may have noticed the appearance of a pale blue sidebar on the left of your page display in Internet Explorer (as per image right). The culprit is Google Sidewiki, a new feature introduced with the Google Toolbar. It’s there for users to leave comments on visited web pages (which might then be [...] |
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Reasons to switch to Google Chrome
Google’s own browser software, Google Chrome is giving Internet Explorer and Firefox a run for their money. Statistics show that it’s share of the market is increasing and feedback from those who use it is very positive. Having revisited this web page browser and used it for the past 2 weeks exclusively, I have to [...]